Day in Pictures, Dec. 12, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on December 12, 2013 6:20 PM

Photo: Rachel Denny Clow, Associated Press

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She feels better already: Facing a gantlet of final exams at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Kacie Petrequin gets a stress-relieving kiss from Frankie the corgi during the Paws on the Island event. Pooches are brought in at the end of every semester to ease undergrad anxieties during finals. less

She feels better already: Facing a gantlet of final exams at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Kacie Petrequin gets a stress-relieving kiss from Frankie the corgi during the Paws on the Island event. ... more

Are you sure his name isn't Prays? A therapy dog named Praise bows in prayer at a veterans appreciation day at Jezreel International in Colonie, N.Y. Jezreel provided new clothes, personal care and hygiene products, and Christmas toys for veterans. less

Are you sure his name isn't Prays? A therapy dog named Praise bows in prayer at a veterans appreciation day at Jezreel International in Colonie, N.Y. Jezreel provided new clothes, personal care and hygiene ... more

Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union

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Bubblewrapasaurus: Before visitors can discover the dinosaurs at Bartle Hall's new Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit in Kansas
City, the dinos have to be trucked in on dollies.

Bubblewrapasaurus: Before visitors can discover the dinosaurs at Bartle Hall's new Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit in Kansas City, the dinos have to be trucked in on dollies.

The big cheese of the company: If you have a mouse this large in your house, you'll probably should call the
National Guard instead of Atomic Pest Control, which is moving its rooftop rodent display from Memphis,
Tenn., to new quarters in Ringgold, Ga. less

The big cheese of the company: If you have a mouse this large in your house, you'll probably should call the National Guard instead of Atomic Pest Control, which is moving its rooftop rodent display from ... more

Photo: Brad Vest, Associated Press

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Don't worry, be happy: Graffiti reminiscent of Banksy's work decorates a clothing store in Dublin, Ireland.

Don't worry, be happy: Graffiti reminiscent of Banksy's work decorates a clothing store in Dublin, Ireland.

River bank agitator: An Indian dhobi washes his clothes and gets some exercise by dancing in a tub of suds by the Brahmaputra River in Gauhati, India. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by hand (or feet) and dry them in the sun. They get about $.75 per garment. less

River bank agitator: An Indian dhobi washes his clothes and gets some exercise by dancing in a tub of suds by the Brahmaputra River in Gauhati, India. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by ... more

Photo: Anupam Nath, Associated Press

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Duchess in 3-D: Kate wears 3-D glasses before a screening of David Attenborough's "Natural History Museum Alive 3D" at the Natural History Museum in London. The Duchess of Cambridge is a patron of the museum.

Duchess in 3-D: Kate wears 3-D glasses before a screening of David Attenborough's "Natural History Museum Alive 3D" at the Natural History Museum in London. The Duchess of Cambridge is a patron of the museum.

Weather becomes the enemy: A Syrian refugee boy shivers outside his makeshift tent as a heavy snowstorm batters the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. The United Nations refugee agency says it was "extremely concerned" for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees scattered across the region amid snow, sleet and freezing rain accompanied by high winds. less

Weather becomes the enemy: A Syrian refugee boy shivers outside his makeshift tent as a heavy snowstorm batters the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. The United Nations refugee agency says it was "extremely ... more

The clank of dissent: A supporter of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's left wing movement MORENA bangs a spoon against the bars of a gate
at the Mexican Congress during a rally against proposed energy reform in Mexico City. Mexico's Senate
approved controversial legislation to open the state-controlled energy sector to foreign investment and break
the 75-year-old oil monopoly. The bill is the centerpiece of President Enrique Pena Nieto's reform drive aimed
at revitalizing Latin America's second biggest economy. less

The clank of dissent: A supporter of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's left wing movement MORENA bangs a spoon against the bars of a gate at the Mexican Congress during a rally against proposed energy reform in ... more

Photo: Yuri Cortez, AFP/Getty Images

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Waves crashing against rocks in the port city of Tripoli spray a passing car as a winter storm brings rain and
snow to Lebanon.

Waves crashing against rocks in the port city of Tripoli spray a passing car as a winter storm brings rain and snow to Lebanon.

Photo: Ibrahim Chalhoub, AFP/Getty Images

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Easy pickings: Andy Mamrol ascends an ice wall called the "Roadside Attraction" near mile 113 of the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, Alaska. Mamrol said the "hero ice" was soft enough to easily accommodate ice tools and crampons without shattering. less

Easy pickings: Andy Mamrol ascends an ice wall called the "Roadside Attraction" near mile 113 of the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, Alaska. Mamrol said the "hero ice" was soft enough to easily accommodate ... more